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Autor/inn/en | Espie, Rod; Viola, Josie |
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Institution | National Languages and Literacy Inst. of Australia, Melbourne. Adult Education Resource and Information Service. |
Titel | A Place for Political Literacy in Adult Education. |
Quelle | In: ARIS Resources Bulletin, 10 (1999) 3, S.1-4 (6 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1035-6932 |
Schlagwörter | Adult Education; Adult Educators; Citizenship Education; Educational Objectives; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Law Related Education; Partnerships in Education; Political Socialization; Professional Development; Role of Education; Teacher Improvement; Australia Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Citizenship; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Politische Sozialisation; Bildungsauftrag; Australien |
Abstract | The accredited course "Understanding Our Legal and Political World" was developed by the Victoria Law Foundation after a 1994 national survey into awareness of civics in Australia confirmed the need for basic political literacy programs at all levels of instruction, including adult education. To date, the course has been offered by a diverse range of providers ranging from correctional institutions in Victoria to a remote aboriginal community in North Queensland. In 1998, a teacher from the Council of Adult Education's (CAE's) English as a second language department and a teacher in CAE's general education department began working together to increase adult education providers' access to the Australian Electoral Commission's (AEC's) educational resources. After providing professional development courses for primary and secondary teachers for some time, the AEC has now joined with the Victoria Law Foundation to provide adult educators with professional development activities in explaining the constitutional issues surrounding the mechanics of Australia's existing referendum system and introducing tasks and activities that teachers can modify for their respective adult learners' needs. The response to these professional development courses for adult educators has provided convincing evidence that there is a significant place for political literacy activities in AE. (MN) |
Anmerkungen | ARIS, Language Australia, GPO Box 372F, Melbourne, VIC 30001. Web site: |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |